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##Zero Out Hard Drive using Linux##

sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda bs=1M

###Additional Data Recovery###

See: Ubuntu Data Recovery Page

sudo ddrescue --force /dev/zero /dev/sda log.txt

####Note####

Replace hda with relavant drive.

This command will destroy all data on the drive. Use caution!

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